Even when students follow
Public Safety rules , legal
party hosts still clash with
enforcement and neighbors

THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER

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October 25,
2012
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Kelsey Thomas
Staff Writer
thomask15@up.edu
Senior Chris Roberts thought he had
followed all the rules.
He called Public Safety to register
his party. He gave each of his neighbors
his number to call if any problems arose.
And when Saturday night rolled around,
he strictly turned away minors from his
door.

“The only way I feel allowed to
throw a party is if there are under
15 people there and there isn’t any
excessive noise.”

Jana Peters
Senior

And yet, at 10:30 p.m. on his 22nd
birthday, Roberts found himself standing
in his yard telling celebrators they
couldn’t come in because his party had
already been shut down by Public Safety.
“I work hard all week so during the
weekends I can let loose and have a
good time,” Chris said. “But P-Safe was
shutting us down.”
This situation is a familiar one
for many UP upperclassmen who are
living in the residential neighborhood
surrounding campus. While students just
want to have a good time, many of the
surrounding neighbors frequently call in
noise complaints to Public Safety. When
even a gathering of 40 students over 21
get “busted,” however, some students find
themselves wondering if there is such a
thing as a legal party at all.
Senior Jana Peters said that although
she thinks Public Safety is doing their
job, having parties continually shut down
is frustrating.
“Sometimes I think they handle it a
little too aggressively,” Peters said.
However, Director of Public Safety
Gerald Gregg said students need to
remember that they do not sit around
thinking “okay lets go find a party and
end it.”
“I can’t emphasis this enough,” Gregg
See Parties, page 4

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The Bureau of Labor and Industries investigates local hangout after it closes its doors to
transgender customers
Philip Ellefson
Staff Writer
ellefson15@up.edu
For senior Connor Reiten,
the Twilight Room Annex is a
nice place to spend a low-key
evening. And he was never
bothered by other customers
there, including the Rose City
T-Girls, a group of transgender
women who used to frequent
the bar. He said they were
polite customers.
“The one time I saw
them they seemed to keep to
themselves,” Reiten said.
But now that the Oregon
Bureau of Labor and Industries
(BOLI) has investigated the
owner of the bar for complaints
of discrimination against the
T-Girls, it might not matter
how polite they were.
An investigation by the
Civil Rights Division of BOLI
earlier this month found
substantial evidence that
Christopher Penner, the owner
of the Twilight Room Annex,
has discriminated against
transgender patrons of the bar.
The bar, which was
formerly known as the
Portsmouth Club or the P Club,
is on Lombard next to the
Twilight Room, a bar popular

among UP students. For two
years, the T-Girls went to the
Twilight Room Annex every
Friday night.
In July, Penner asked the
T-Girls to stop patronizing
the bar because he felt they
were driving customers away.
According to the BOLI claim
against Penner, he left a
message on one of the T-Girls’
phones.
“People think that A, we’re
a tranny bar, or B, we’re a
gay bar,” Penner said on the
voicemail. “We are neither.
People are not coming in
because they just don’t want to
be here on a Friday night now.”
Shortly
after
Penner
notified the T-Girls, it was
brought to the attention of
Labor Commissioner Brad
Avakian. Avakian filed a
commissioner’s complaint to
have the bar investigated on
charges of discrimination.
“I do think it’s important
for people to know when
discrimination occurs and
that there’s someone out there
who is standing up for them,”
Avakian said.
Now that the investigation
is complete, the case will move
to a BOLI prosecution unit,
which will decide whether or

not to send the case to a judge
for a hearing.
According
to
Bob
Estabrook, communications
director for BOLI, the damages
will be filed along with the
formal charges against the
Twilight Room Annex. These
may include fines and an order
for the bar to change its policy
and hold mandatory training
for all workers.
The T-Girls are a group of
transgender women, people
who identify as women but
were assigned male at birth.
The BOLI investigation report
said some of the T-Girls have
undergone sex reassignment
surgery, while others normally
identify as men but sometimes
dress as women.
According to the BOLI
investigation, Penner has hired
gay and lesbian employees. He
also hired a transgender male
but referred to this worker as
a woman despite being asked
to stop, the investigation said.
Under
Oregon
law,
discrimination based on sex,
sexual orientation, gender
identity and gender expression
is unlawful. Gender identity
and expression are a subclass of sexual orientation that
protects transgender people.

Beth Allen, the lawyer
representing the T-Girls, said
the transgender community
faces particular obstacles. But
because of the message left
on the T-Girl’s phone, Allen
said it should be easy to prove
discrimination occurred.
“It’s unusual to have a case
with a smoking gun. Lawyers
talk about wanting a smoking
gun,” Allen said. “This is one
of those cases, and it makes
our job a lot easier.”
In the meantime, Allen
said boycotting is the best way
for customers of the Twilight
Room Annex to support the
T-Girls.
“It’s important that students
who have patronized the P
Club understand that money
does talk,” Allen said. “If
they feel that discrimination
is wrong, then they should not
spend money at the P Club.”
Avakian said it is important
to remember that the case in
ongoing.
“Nobody has been found
guilty of anything yet,”
Avakian said. “The P Club is
gonna have their opportunity
See Discrimination, page 5

2

NEWS

October 25, 2012

On
On Campus
Campus
CPB Movie

This week the free movie in
Buckely Center is “The Dark
Knight Rises.” The movie will
be at 10 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday.
RefWorks Workshops
On Oct. 28 from 7 to 8
p.m., the Library will offer
drop - in workshops about
how to use RefWorks to
create bibliographies.
The
workshops is in Franz Hall
room 330. Email library@
up.edu to reserve a spot or ask
any questions.
Philosophy Event
The Philosophy department
is hosting an informational
event for students interested in
majoring in Philosophy. There
will be free pizza at the event,
which is on Oct. 24 at 5 p.m.
in Buckley Center room 112.
Please contact Dr. Evangelist at
evangeli@up.edu to R.S.V.P.
Vote UP Event
The International Club and
TOLCS is hosing a panel
discussion on US Foreign
Policy and the upcoming
election on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
The panel will be in St. Mary’s
Student Center. Panelists will
include Dr. John McDonald,
UP student Filip Zivkovic, Br.
Thomas Guimenta and Mr.
Scott Goddin. Refreshments
will be provided.
Pilots After Dark
This week the Pilots After
Dark event is titled “Be A Kid
Again.” The event will include
four square, Nintendo 64
video games, dodgeball, finger
painting, music and TV shows.
The event is in Howard Hall at
10 p.m. on Saturday.
Informational Meeting
Oct. 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
there will be an informational
meeting about Financial Aid
and Scholarships. The meeting
is in Buckely Center room 163.
Relay for Life Fundraiser
Colleges Against Cancer is
sponsoring the University
of Portland Relay for Life
charity Zumbathon. From
2 to 3 p.m. in Howard Hall
gym there will be zumba
dancing. The event is
free, though donations are
encouraged. Participants
are also encouraged to wear
pink.

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If you think an error has been made, contact
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printed above.

Public Saftey relocates student bikes

Public Saftey takes incorrectly locked bikes and holds them for students to reclaim
Philip Ellefson
Staff Writer
ellefson15up.edu
Bike owners on campus
need to watch out for people
stealing their bikes. But
sometimes, the person taking
the bike may be wearing a
law enforcement uniform
instead of a ski mask.
Students
who
have
had their bikes stolen are
frustrated to have lost their
property, but those who
find that Public Safety took
their bikes are upset as well.
Public Safety said officers
have been taking unlocked
and improperly locked bikes
around campus and locking
them up next to the Public
Safety office to prevent theft
and safety issues.
“Since it’s not locked and
it’s something we can just walk
away with, then we will, and
we’ll lock it up here,” Director of
Public Safety Gerry Gregg said.
According to Gregg, Public
Safety officers first check to see
if the bike is registered. If it is,
they call the student to notify
them. If not, they take the bike
and lock it up.
Junior Kristin Wishon has
had her bike taken by Public
Safety three times. While she
found it frustrating that an officer
took her bike, she acknowledged
that it was not the worst-case
scenario.
“I guess it’s better to have it
stolen by P-Safe than actually
stolen,” Wishon said.

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Like many students, junior Brooke Teegarden locks her bike outside of Franz Hall. But Public Safety has
been taking bikes locked in hazardous locations or not locked at all. Though students think their bike has
been stolen, Public Safety holds the bike for the student to pick up.
Wishon said that when she
went to P-Safe to report her
missing bike, they returned it but
made her register the bike. But
she has used three different bikes
this semester, so she has had to
register all three after they were
taken to Public Safety.
Wishon said this is a problem
for her because there is little
room for students to lock bikes.
She lives in Tyson, where there is
only one bike rack for the entire
building.
“More bike racks is the
solution,” Wishon said. “That’s
the only time I don’t lock my bike

– when there’s no room.”
Gregg agreed that additional
bike racks are needed, and he
said Public Safety is working
with Physical Plant to get more
bike racks on campus.
Gregg also said that if all bike
racks are full, students may lock
their bikes to other structures.
“If you can get it locked to
one of the bike racks, that’s best,”
Gregg said. “If you have to lock
it to a railing, try not to block
anything.”
He noted, however, that
locking bikes to railings and
other structures can be a safety

issue, and that bikes may have to
be removed.
“There may be times when we
have to cut a lock, when someone
blocks an entrance and it’s a
safety issue,” Gregg said.
Gregg said that Public Safety’s
goal in taking bikes is to promote
safety and prevent theft.
“If that means we have to
inconvenience them by making
them come over and get the bike,
it’s worth it,” Gregg said.

The
Beacon
wins
six
national
awards
An organization based at Columbia University honors the Beacon for reporting, writing, design
Kate Stringer
Staff Writer
stringer14@up.edu

On Oct. 11, The Columbia
Scholastic Press Association
(CSPA) announced that UP’s
student-run newspaper, The
Beacon, was among the winners
of its annual Gold Circle
Awards, a national journalism
competition.
The
Beacon
received six Gold Circle Awards
and three Certificates of Merit
for writing, reporting and design.

“The
Beacon is an
awesome
paper and
this proves
it, especially
on a national
scale.”
Elizabeth Tertadian
Editor - in - Chief of The Beacon
According to the CSPA, which
is based at the graduate school of
the Columbia University School
of Journalism in New York,
10,444 entries from studentrun newspapers and magazines
across the country competed for
960 possible awards.

“I’m really excited – we
worked really hard,” said
Elizabeth Tertadian, Editorin-Chief. “The Beacon is an
awesome paper and this proves it,
especially on a national scale. For
us to put out these stories without
a journalism school is amazing –
the definition of success.”
Current
staff
winners
include News Editor Laura
Frazier, Opinions Editor Will
Lyons, Design Editor Shellie
Adams, and Editor-in-Chief
Elizabeth Tertadian. Last year’s
staff members who received
awards include Editor-in-Chief
Rosemary Peters, News Editor
Hannah Gray, Opinions Editor
Caitlin Yilek, and Reporter
Natalie Wheeler.
“I’m so proud of our student
journalists,” said Nancy Copic,
adviser to The Beacon. “I don’t
think most people know how hard
they work, so it is great that they
can get national recognition.”

The University of Portland Investment Association gives students the chance to work in the stock market
Kate Stringer
Staff Writer
stringer14@up.edu
What would you do with
$147,000?
Students in UP’s Investment
Association
(UPIA)
ask
themselves this question every
day. This student-run club brings
the world of stock and investment
to students of all majors and
ranges of experience through the
use of UP’s Bloomberg Trading
Room and real world money.
UPIA was initially created
by current UPIA advisor and
professor Brian Adams and
student Dan Medak in 2003
to manage the Favro student
investment fund, a $50,000
donation from UP alumnus Frank
Favro, who died in 2009, and his
wife Priscilla. From there, UPIA
became a platform for students
to research and experiment in
the stock market without risking
personal finances.
Current UPIA Treasurer
Ian McCroy, a junior, joined
the club as a freshman because
of his interest in finance
and appreciation for student
responsibility in investment
decisions.
“We have real money to invest
and together we make decisions
[about stocks],” McCroy said.
“Brian Adams looks over it, but
ultimately we pick the stocks.”
Through
returns
on
investment, an average return
of 7 percent over a year, and
additional donations from the
Favros, the fund has grown over
the past nine years to $147,309.85

as of Oct. 16, according to
senior UPIA President Kunal
Madan. However, a portion of
returns on investment go towards
philanthropies as well as the
Favro scholarship, Adams said.
Madan credits the club
in helping him deepen his
understanding of the stock
market.
“When I came in as a freshman
I knew somewhat about stocks
but I didn’t know how to analyze
stocks or to know what a good
investment is,” Madan said. “By
being involved in the club, I’ve
learned how to pick good stock
based on data gathered.”
In addition to allowing student
investment, the UPIA is also set
up to educate its members on the
stock market. Madan says the
bi-weekly club meetings discuss
sectors of the stock market, why
companies have increases or
decreases, market overviews and
stock pitches.
“I have a better idea of how
everything works,” McCroy said.
“There were all these different
companies I’ve never heard
of, different companies and
different sectors. I like following
companies and seeing how [the
stocks] move – seeing how the
business world works.”
Senior
UPIA
member
Colin Donahue appreciates the
opportunity the club provides to
students who want to learn more
about investing.
“We don’t study this in
school, so anyone has a chance
[to learn],” Donahue said.
For some students, joining the
UPIA was their first experience

with investment.
“A lot of [club members] don’t
know anything about stocks,”
Madan said. “We just start at
ground zero and work our way
up.”
The Bloomberg Trading
Room in Franz, workroom of
the UPIA, can seem like an
entirely new world for some.
Large computer monitor’s line
the walls, flashing hundreds
of multi-colored numbers and
charts. A glass panel of zigzaging graphs covers the back
wall, marked with equations and
strange terms.
The Bloomberg terminals are
a set of computer systems that
provide access to companies’
financial information that aren’t
listed on the internet. This
information includes analysts’
reports, company research, and
real-time stock quotes. Trades are
also made through Bloomberg
terminals.
UP has nine Bloomberg
terminals, the largest trading
room on the west coast. The
terminals are open for all students
to use; Adams says all students
who want key card access can
receive it from him.
“[UPIA is] open to anybody
and everybody,” Adams said.
“Student’s don’t get a lot of
opportunities to invest. The
only way to get experience is to
use money and learn from their
failures. The only way students
can do that is using real money.”
Madan says the UPIA
has played a large part in
preparing him for his career by
combining classroom theory

Jackie Jeffers | THE BEACON

MBA student Gaurav Malik (left) and MSF student Mariia Guk
(right) use programs to help track stocks in the Bloomberg Room as
part of the UPIA. Students are given $147,000 to invest.
with real-world application.
“I really like this club because
it allows me to apply the data from
what I learned in all my classes
to real life money,” Madan said.
“I’m pretty much trading off the
knowledge I learned and it gives
me real life experience which is
really valuable to employers.”
Whether you’re a business

student or a nursing student,
you’re encouraged to come learn
what to do with 147,000 dollars.
“Even if you know nothing,
come, watch and learn,” said
Donahue.

Assistant
Director
of
Student
Activites
to
leave
UP
Jillian Smith will leave Friday to start a new job at Concordia University
Harry Blakeman
Staff Writer
blakeman15@up.edu
Jillian Smith, UP’s assistant
director of student activities, will
leave the University Oct. 26, after
working with Pilots for over four
years.
Smith advises the Campus
Program Board, spring and fall
Orientation, and all Universityrecognized student clubs. Her
accomplishments
including
advising students on events
such as CPB weekend movies,
Pilots After Dark, and last
fall’s Macklemore concert. She
will leave UP for Concordia
University in Portland.
At Condordia, Smith will
join the School of Management,
helping match students with
internships. Smith says she
enjoyed her time at UP, and didn’t
take her decision to leave lightly.
“Of course I’m going to miss
it here, leaving will be bittersweet
– still, my commute is only
changing from three minutes to
10,” said Smith.
Jeremy Koffler, director of
student activities, says Smith has
been a good fit in the office, and
has a great approach to advising
the students.
“She brings a sense of

personality
to
the
role, and she’s a
great organizer and
communicator
–
if
someone has blinders up
to the big picture, she’ll
remind them of it,” said
Koffler.
Koffler said that
Smith is the reality
check for the students
she advises. Koffler
says that Smith has a
trademark phrase that
serves as her unique way
of advising the students
on issues that may have
overlooked.
“She’s really honest
and
appropriately
blunt. What she says
is ‘So do we need
to have an awkward
conversation?,’”
said
Koffler.
Giovanna Solano | THE BEACON
Sean Ducey, the
Jillian Smith, left, visits with students at her farewell gathering on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in St. Mary’s Student
director of CPB, has
Center. Smith has worked with UP’s Campus Program Board and all University recognized student clubs, as
worked with Smith since
well as helped wtih Orientation. After four years, Smith will leave UP on Friday, Oct. 26.
joining CPB and has
Ducey thinks that whoever his time at UP, doesn’t think replace her, but expects her
been advised by her on all CPB
replaces Smith will have big he would have done nearly as position to probably be filled by
projects since becoming director.
shoes to fill.
much with student activities if it the spring semester.
Ducey says that Smith really
“Any question we have, any weren’t for Smith.
cares for the students she advises
advice we might need Jillian will
“I don’t think you’ll come
and is easy to relate to.
answer. She’s done a fantastic across any student on campus
“Jillian is always there for
job,” said Ducey.
who will have anything negative
CPB – she’s put in countless
Senior Manny Aquino has to say about her,” said Aquino.
hours,” said Ducey.
worked with Smith throughout
Koffler is unsure who will

4

NEWS

October 25, 2012

Parties: Neighbors complain about noisy students

Continued from page 1

said. “We’re [at a party] because
someone brought a problem to
our attention.”

Problems with Neighbors

Gregg says if the party has
gotten loud enough that neighbors
are calling in to complain then it
is time for the party to end.
Some students have attempted
to communicate with their
neighbors to solve disagreements
or problems directly, but are often
frustrated by a lack of response.
Senior Fiona Thornhill says
her neighbors are unwilling to
communicate with her and her
housemates about problems
before directly calling in a noise
complaint to Public Safety.
“When we know that we’re
having a bigger party we leave a
note on their [neighbors] doorstep
letting them know we’re having a
party and to please call us if there
are any problems before they go
to the police,” Thornhill said.
“They have never called us.”
Roberts has also been

“I’m not about to get in a discussion with some drunk kid
about how they’re being too
loud. I would like to just say
‘hey, can you be respectful’
but that hasn’t really worked
in the past.”
Shona Lepis
Univerisity of Portland neighbor

unsuccessful in his attempt to
cooperate with neighbors.
“We attempted transparency
with the neighbors and it failed,”
Roberts said. “Every time we see
them we get the stink eye.”
Roberts
and
Thornhill
both say that if their neighbors
would communicate with them
directly, they would be happy to
quiet down and work things out.
Instead, Public Safety is put in the
role as acting as liaison between
UP students and the surrounding
community.
“We just want everyone
to have fun and be polite and
respectful of others,” Gregg said.
Neighborhood resident Shona
Lepis said she desires the same
thing from students living on her

street: respect.
“It’s a family neighborhood
and I think some students
forget that,” Lepis said. “Just
be respectful. Use your best
judgment and don’t throw a
rager.”
Lepis has a 21-month-old child
and said the noise of students
coming to and from parties in
addition to the parties themselves
can keep her child from falling
asleep.
North
Portland
resident
Kathy O’Brien also said students
traveling between parties creates
a major noise disturbance.
“When you leave, please
keep it quiet instead of yelling
and hollering back and forth,”
O’Brien said.
Although students have left
their number with her in the past,
Lepis said calling Public Safety is
the most affective way to restore
peace.
“I’m not about to get in a
discussion with some drunk
kid about how they’re being
too loud,” Lepis said. “I would
like to just say ‘hey, can you be
respectful’ but that hasn’t really
worked in the past.”

Public Safety Guidelines

Gregg said students can take
several measures to keep their
party safe and considerate of
their neighbors.
He encourages students to
call Public Safety ahead of time
to register their party, which
just entails telling them the date
and address of the party and the
expected number of people.
“That way, if 40 uninvited
people show up in your front
yard, [Public Safety] can send an
officer over to explain to those
folks that they need to leave,”
Gregg said.
He also says students need
to realize that many of their
neighbors keep very different
hours so they need to be respectful
and quiet both at the party and in
transit between parties. Lastly,
students need to clean up messes
left behind from their revelry.
“If you break your bottle,
someone could get hurt and cut
themselves,” Gregg said. “That’s
just not cool.”
Sargent Michael Kranyak
adds that if Public Safety does
show up at the party, things will
go smoother if the home renter is
respectful.
“If they’re non - compliant

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Senior Chris Roberts said he follows Public Saftey’s guidelines when he wants to have a party with his
friends of legal drinking age, but the party often gets broken up regardless. Students have to keep the
noise level quieter than the noise in a department store to stay within the city requirements.
and just slamming doors in our
face it escalates the situation,”
Kranyak said.

Following the Rules

Like Roberts, however, some
students find that following
public safety’s suggestions does
not guarantee a successful night
because parties intended to be
small gatherings of legal students
are often crashed by hordes of
minors.
“When you live close to
campus and it’s really easy for
anyone to just walk up it gets
really difficult to kick minors
out,” Roberts said.
Gregg says that although it
can feel harsh to turn classmates
away, that is part of being an
adult.
“They don’t have to open their
door and let a rager happen,”
Gregg said.
Once a party gets out of
control, many students, such
as Thronhill, agree that Public
Safety is obligated to shut it
down. But Roberts said that from
his experience, a party is just as
likely to get shut down if it is
registered with public safety.
“The only thing it does is put
you on their good side to begin

with,” Roberts said. “But it’s
pretty easy to get on their bad
side.”
Peters
also
says
that
registering her parties does not
make much of a difference.
“They’re a little bit calmer
about it,” Peters said. “But In my
experience as soon as it gets out
of control they treat it the same
way.”
To avoid getting shut down,
Thornhill said to keep attendance
limited and make expectations
clear.
“Let your friends know that
it’s not a party that you want to
get out of control,” Thornhill
said.
Peters said it’s nearly
impossible to pull off.
“The only way I feel allowed
to throw a party is if there are
under 15 people there and there
isn’t any excessive noise,” Peter
said.
Roberts finds both his
neighbors and Public Safety’s
definitions of excessive noise
nearly impossible to adhere to.
Once when sitting on the porch
drinking a beer with six guys of
legal age, he received a call from
Public Safety saying they had

received noise complaints and it
was time to move it inside.
According to Public Safety,
however, keeping quiet past
10 p.m. is not only a request of
North Portland residents but is
also the law. The Portland Police
Bureau website states that the
nighttime permissible noise level
in Portland is sound pressure
level 60, which is equivalent to
an ordinary conversation at 3
feet but less than the interior of a
department store, which is sound
pressure level 70.
Basically, for a University of
Portland student to have a legal
party they would have to strictly
turn away minors and keep the
party quieter than a department
store.
Gregg offers an alternative
check for students: “When
planning a Halloween party,
imagine if your parents or
grandparents lived next door.”

The UP Public Safety Report

2

1. Oct. 19, 3:17 p.m. - A student reported the burglary of their room at Mehling Hall; two
cell phones were stolen. A report was taken and investigation remains open.

5

2. Oct. 20, 1:00 a.m. - Public Safety responded to a noise complaint about a residence at
the 6100 block of N. Amherst. Officers responded and the house was not affiliated with the
University.
3. Oct. 21, 3:09 p.m. - Officers made contact with a suspicious person on campus near
Kenna Hall. The individual was trespassed from campus.

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4. Oct. 22, 5:51 a.m. -A staff member reported a suspicious person digging in the garbage
by the Commons. Officers made contact with the individual and requested Portland Police
respond. The individual was trespassed from campus.
5. Oct. 22, 2:26 p.m. - A staff member reported a visitor at Fields who did not have
permission to be there. Officers trespassed the individual from campus.

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Adviser to death row inmates challenges UP audience

Sister Helen Prejean, an internationally recognized author and activist, shares why she is against the death penalty
Lydia Laythe
Staff Writer
laythe16@up.edu
Animal. Killer. Not human.
Monster. Sister Helen Prejean,
a member of the Sisters of St.
Joseph and a human rights
activist, spat those few words to
make a point. All those words,
she explained, dehumanize the
inmates on death row. All those
words attempt to reduce an
entire, complex human being to a
single action – a single mistake.
But despite those attempts at
dehumanization, the reality is:
Those inmates are indeed human
beings.
Prejean, driven by love and
compassion, saw the reality of
dehumanization in her work
on death row. She has been
internationally recognized for
offering guidance to inmates on
death row and wrote two bestselling books, one of which was
turned into an award-winning
film, “Dead Man Walking.”
Prejean spoke about her fight
against the death penalty at the
Chiles Center Monday.
Prejean was a pen pal and

spiritual advisor to several
inmates on death row, and
witnessed
their
executions
starting
in1981.
These
experiences ignited and sustain
her passion to speak against the
death penalty.
“Where is the dignity in this
death?” Prejean said she admitted
asking herself.
At the podium, Prejean spoke
with a fiery passion that rippled
through the crowd and left the
filled seats silent in awe.
“But I had been a witness [to
the death penalty],” Prejean said.
“And I must tell the story.”
Jamie Powell, Director of
the Garaventa Center and leader
in organizing the event, spoke
of immense gratitude for being
able to meet an internationally
- recognized figure such as
Prejean.
“She’s so down-to-earth,”
Powell said. “She’s passionate,
she’s warm, she’s funny. She
teases me and pushed me to think
a little deeper. I feel so fortunate
to have been able to spend time
with her.”
Freshman
Erin
Von
Hoetzendorff appreciated how

Prejean spoke honestly about
the death penalty.
“I liked how she described
the horror of the execution and
the fact that most people will
never see or understand it, ”
Von Hoetzendroff said.
Senior Megan House has
admired Prejean’s message
for years, after seeing “Dead
Man Walking” in high school,
and even quoted Prejean in a
graduation speech.
“It was super powerful to
see her speak and get to meet
her,” House said. “I thought
that her speech was absolutely
incredible.”
Prejean
asked
many
questions of the audience. For
example, Prejean asked the
audience to reflect deeper on
the death penalty, which she
said, is her highest hope for
people who listen to her speak.
“What are you for: love
or hate? What are you for:
vengeance or compassion?
What are you for: life or
Stephanie Matusiefsky | THE BEACON
death?” Prejean said. “What are
Sister Helen Prejean, above, has advocated against the death penalty
you for?”
since she corresponded with inmates on death row in 1981. Prejean’s
experiences were turned into the academy award winning movie “Dead
Man Walking.”

One
on
One
with
Sister
Helen
Prejean
The day before her lecture, Sister Helen Prejean took a moment to chat with the Beacon over lunch.
Lydia Laythe
Staff Writer
laythe16@up.edu

Q&A
Q: Why is it important to
speak out against the death
penalty, especially on a college
campus?
A: The death penalty is not
something people reflect on a
lot. Sometimes they get caught
up in ‘look how outrageous that
murder is, they deserve to die.’

It’s all about getting people to
reflect more deeply, and I do
that through story telling. And
I take them through experiences,
because I’ve grown in them.
Q: Is humanization of the
death penalty a big part of what
you do?
A: When you see that human
face ( of a person who committed
a murder), and you recognize the
horror of the crime, you face
it squarely. It keeps bringing
you back and forth, and that
ambivalence is in our own

hearts. Two conflicting ways
going on in our own hearts. And
bring people there. Open it up
to just raise a question: ‘Might
there be a better way?’
Q: What can people, like UP
students, do to help stand up
against the death penalty?
A: Acton is liberating. What
stymies us and frustrates us is
when we know something and
we can’t let that energy flow
through into action of some
kind. The way consciousness
changes in a community is when

people begin to talk about it and
get educated about it. And then
things change.
Q: What drives you to
continue speaking out against
the death penalty?
A: I’ve seen the suffering.
I’ve seen what happens when
a human being is killed. And
I’ve also seen what happens to
the guards that have to do the
killing. I know when people
say ‘Well they’ve got to die’,
that’s the starting point for a
conversation, it’s not the ending

point. And sometimes in the
first conversation with someone
who is really [adamantly for
the death penalty], you may not
be able to do much with them,
so you just keep moving. So I
like when I can talk to a large
audience because you know
you’re reaching a wide spectrum
of people in there. It’s to help
them make the next move.

Discrimination: owner says sales have dropped
Continued from page 1
to present their dissent.”
Penner denies that he
discriminated
against
transgender patrons and said
the Twilight Room Annex is an
LGBTQ-friendly bar.
“We have always been a gay,
lesbian, transgender-friendly bar.
We’re not a homophobic bar in
any way, shape or form,” Penner

said. “If I had any problem with
transgender people, why would I
let them come to my bar for two
years?”
But Penner did admit that he
was concerned about the success
of his business. Penner said sales
dropped 25 percent since the
T-Girls began frequenting the
bar.
“They were hurting business,”
Penner said. They started coming

in about two years go, and we
were having good Friday nights
in here. When they showed up,
it was no big deal. But after two
years, they pretty much took over
the bar.”
Penner also said that his
manager and bartenders had
received complaints from other
customers about the T-Girls
using the women’s restroom.
“I don’t know how many

women would want to go into a
restroom where there are a bunch
of guys, sometimes heterosexual
guys, dressed up as women,”
Penner said.
Though the investigation is
complete, Penner said it was onesided. He provided BOLI a list of
people to talk to, but he said none
of those people were contacted
for the investigation.
Penner plans to settle the case
outside of the potential BOLI
hearing. He said he called BOLI
to ask how to settle, and that they
have not yet returned his call.
Reiten and senior Kelsey
Varce, who sometimes go to
the Twilight Room Annex, said
the discrimination case was
surprising. They also said that it
was probably bad for the Twilight
Room Annex’s business.
“After this discriminatory
issue, it makes people not want to
go,” Varce said.
According to Reiten, the
Twilight Room is said to have
gained popularity among UP
students several decades by

being tolerant of minorities. The
owner offered to serve African
American basketball players
when other bars would not let
them in.
The Twilight Room is owned
by Penner’s father, and Penner
said he helps run his father’s
business.
Reiten noted the irony in the
current situation and said he
won’t support the Twilight Room
Annex with his business.
“The
T-Room
gained
popularity with students by being
more accepting of minorities,”
Reiten said. “Now the P Club is
going against those ideas.”

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LIVING

October 25, 2012

Fr. Antonelli closes books on time as archivist
Amanda Blas
Staff Writer
blas13@up.edu
Most UP students know Fr.
Bob Antonelli as the friendly
priest who works with the University’s archives in the basement
of Shipstad Hall.
“A lot of people, both students
and employees alike, would stop
in to visit because we had nice
cold water and candy, so they
know me for that, too,” Antonelli
said. “I would always try to be as
good a host as possible.”
But as the University’s archivist since 1999, Antonelli showed
there is so much more to him than
hospitality and a great personality.
“He’s the guy that singlehandedly saved the University of
Portland’s story from being lost,”
Portland Magazine editor Brian
Doyle, who has worked with
Antonelli, said. “We could have
completely lost our roots without
him.”
After 13 years of being the
guy who has kept up on UP’s history, Antonelli is retiring.
Antonelli’s work with history
first started with his education.
After receiving his bachelor’s
degree in philosophy from University of Notre Dame, Antonelli
earned his master’s degree in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from
the John Hopkins University followed by his doctorate in the Old
Testament from the University
of Strasbourg in France. He then
worked in biblical archaeology at
the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem.
However, it was not until 1995
that Antonelli held his first title as
archivist for the Holy Cross Community in Rome. It was this position that eventually led him to UP.
“After my tenure was finished

as the Holy Cross’s archivist, I
was offered the possibility of being the archivist here,” Antonelli
said. “I decided this is a challenge
that I would like, so I said yes to
going from being the archivist in
Rome to the archivist at UP.”
According to Antonelli, his
decision to join the UP community was a rewarding experience.
“It has made me appreciate
nuances of history, particularly
of the University’s history,” Antonelli said.
According to those who have
worked with him, the UP community was rewarded with his time
as the archivist as well.
“We could have completely
lost our roots without him,” Doyle
said. “He’s done so much with
the University’s story. I would’ve
been helpless to catch the past
without him. A lot of what Bob
has done will be seen far into the
future.”
Drew Harrington, the Dean of
the Library, who has also worked
with Antonelli, agrees.
“He always goes above and
beyond,” Harrington said. “Even
though the archives are tucked
away in the basement of Shipstad,
Fr. Bob has made it incredibly
accessible for everyone. Before
him, the archives were in need of
lots and lots of work. Fr. Bob has
done a lot during his time here.”
In addition to his great work
as archivist, Fr. Bob has impacted
the University of Portland just by
being himself.
“He’s the world’s nicest guy,”
Doyle said. “When we talk about
Holy Cross charisma, he just lives
it. And he’s always there with a
gentle smile.”
Now that he is retiring, Antonelli plans on going back to his
interests outside of the archives.
Aside from having more time for

reading and getting caught up on
his studies of the Old Testament,
he also plans on getting back to
his Holy Cross roots.
“I’m a big fan of the Holy
Cross founder Basil Moreau,”
Antonelli said. “Over a number
of years, I have done translations
of his works from French into
English. Now that I have enough
time, I hope to get back to translating his large book of meditations.”

“He’s the guy that singlehandedly saved the University of Portland’s story from
being lost.”

Brian Doyle
Portland Magazine Editor

Antonelli will also take his retirement as a chance to enjoy the
simpler things in life.
“I’m taking a little more time
to smell the flowers and enjoy the
outside,” Antonelli said. “I’ve
spent most of my past 13 years
in the basement of Shipstad Hall
that doesn’t even have windows.
I want go out and do something
like hug a tree.”
While Antonelli’s successor,
Fr. Jeffrey Schneibel, has already
taken over as the University’s archivist, Antonelli will continue
to work in the archives to assist
Schneibel in his transition.

Kayla Wong | THE BEACON

Fr. Antonelli has been working in the basement of Shipstad Hall for
13 years, combing through the history of UP.

Kayla Wong | THE BEACON

Antonelli is an expert on UP history, but he has an interesting history
of his own. He studied in France and worked in Rome.

Happy people are healthy people

Senior Rylee Archuleta strives to spread laughter across campus with Laughter Yoga
Lydia Laythe
Staff Writer
laythe16@up.edu
When your eyes are watering, you can’t breathe, you’re
bent over gasping for air and your
whole body is shaking. That’s the
best kind of laughter. The laughter that is so strong, it doesn’t
even make a noise. Or so unexpected, it’s a burst of uncontrollable giggles. Laughter can be loud
and contagious or excessive and
annoying, but it is always healthy.
Senior Rylee Archuleta is trying to start an epidemic of healthy
laughter on campus. She is starting her own Laughter Yoga Club,
in the hopes that students will
open up, let out a chuckle or a
snicker, and ultimately find their
inner-child.
“[Laughter yoga] is a fun way
to de-stress, be goofy and not take
yourself too seriously,” Archuleta
said.

Archuleta has compiled a list
of activities that induce laughter,
which she believes to be important for people’s health and wellbeing.
“[I bring out my inner-child
by] doing goofy things,” Archuleta said. “People might look at
[me] and be like ‘oh that’s really
weird’ but it’s [important] to have
fun with it and not worry.”
There are countless stories
of miraculous recoveries had
by people who self-prescribed a
laughter regime when confronted
with serious illness. Famous journalist and author in the 1950s and
60s, Norman Cousins, is just one
inspiring example. He was given
a month to live after being diagnosed with a terminal disease, at
which point he surrounded himself with only things that would
make him laugh. He ended up
recovering from the disease and
lived another ten years.
Cousins’ regime was not any-

thing formal or medically tested,
but many studies have shown
the health benefits of laughter.
A study at Vanderbilt University
found that 10 to 15 minutes of
hearty laughter burns up to fifty
calories. A study from the University of Maryland also found
that laughing can help natural
blood flow, increase immune response, and aid in relaxation and
sleep. Though people have been
aware of laughter’s health benefits since Cousins’ recovery in the
1960s, Laughter Yoga is the first
structured form of group laughter
aimed to capture the health benefits of laughing.
Laughter yoga began in India
in the 1990s as an informal group
of about five men, led by Dr.
Madan Kataria, a physician from
India, who had recently learned
about the major health benefits
of laughter. The group would sit
around telling jokes and laughing, but eventually they ran out of

Jackie Jeffers | THE BEACON

Senior Rylee Archuleta (left) leads her first Laughing Yoga session
on The Bluff between St. Mary’s and Swindells. Senior Chris
Robison (right) was one of several in attendance.
jokes and began doing activities
while fake laughing, which resulted in real laughter.
Fake laughter works just as
well as real laughter, not only because fake laughing often turns
into real laughing, but because
the human body cannot tell the

difference.
“I thought that it sounded like
a fun idea,” Archuleta said.
Archuleta had first heard of
Laughter Yoga from a friend. She
has never given a class or parSee Yoga, page 7

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Students hit the mat with Japanese jiu-jitsu
Two sophomores share their passion for Jiu-Jitsu with the UP community
Amanda Blas
Staff Writer
blas13@up.edu
Sophomores Andrew Stuhr
and Bruce Julian are no karate
kids, but they are big fans of a
less-known form of martial arts:
Japanese jiu-jitsu.
“Japanese jiu-jitsu is a martial art that relies on manipulating your opponent’s force against
themselves rather than using
direct force of your own,” Julian said. “It’s a different kind of
fighting style that characterizes
itself as a form of self-defense. It
was developed to be used against
armed or armored opponents
against whom strikes would be
ineffective.”
Thanks to Stuhr and Julian’s
Japanese jiu-jitsu class taught
every Tuesday at 8 p.m. upstairs
in Howard Hall, the martial art is
slowly making its way to the UP
campus.
Stuhr started out training in
two forms of Korean martial arts,
Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do, before he got into Japanese jiu-jitsu.
“I trained in a local studio, and
I would see a Japanese jiu-jitsu
class come in and train,” Stuhr
said. “After having my interest
sparked, I got permission from
the Sensei running the jiu-jitsu
classes and my Hapkido and Tae
Kwon Do instructors to join the
class and cross train in Japanese
jiu-jitsu.”
After training in Japanese jiujitsu for the last two years, Stuhr
now has his brown belt. However,
he still hopes to further his Japanese jiu-jitsu training.
“I plan to keep on learning
and teaching others the art,” Stuhr
said. “Hopefully I’ll reach black
belt and beyond, or maybe one
day start my own school on the

side if all goes well.”
On the other hand, Julian had
first heard about Japanese jiujitsu through friends and family,
who did a modern version of the
martial art, Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
“The jiu-jitsu scene at home
[in Guam] seems to be a lot more
popular than it is out here, so I
would informally do some jiujitsu with other people in their
backyards and whatnot,” Julian
said. “It came pretty naturally to
me, and I liked it so much that I
ended up training at a mixed martial arts gym near my house that
had Japanese jiu-jitsu classes.”
Julian had wrestled for three
years in high school. After placing first on Guam and second in
the regional Pacific wrestling
tournament, he decided that he
wanted some formal martial arts
training to help keep in shape and
improve his wrestling game.
“While the core ideas and
goals are very different from each
other, I feel that my wrestling experience has greatly improved my
jiu-jitsu game and vice versa,” Julian said. “I have a larger range of
techniques to draw from on the
mat for both jiu-jitsu and wrestling.”
Knowing each other from living on the same floor in Schoenfeldt Hall and from their participation in the Latin Dance Club,
Julian and Stuhr had heard about
each other’s experience with jiujitsu and decided to use their mutual passion for the martial art to
spread the word about Japanese
jiu-jitsu around UP.
“Bruce said he trained in Japanese jiu-jitsu in Guam for several
years, so right then and there I
asked him if he would be interested in teaching it with me on
campus,” Stuhr said. “After a few
weeks of planning, we started our

Amanda Blas | THE BEACON

Sophomore Bruce Julian instructs UP students in the art of Jiu-Jitsu. It was a fighting technique developed to fight armed opponents when regular strikes would be ineffective.
first class and now here we are.”
According to Julian, jiu-jitsu
provides a different kind of exercise compared to other fitness
classes.
“Jiu-jitsu training and sparring
helps to build your cardiovascular
and muscle stamina because it involves almost all of your muscle
groups at the same time,” Julian
said.
Besides being physically stimulating, Stuhr hopes the jiu-jitsu
class will be mentally stimulating
as well.
“Hopefully we’ll teach them
a decent amount about the art
of Japanese jiu-jitsu, along with
the discipline that goes with it,”
Stuhr said. “Hopefully [the stu-

dents] will respect and pass on the
knowledge of it, which can give
you some discipline training to do
things you thought you couldn’t.”
So far, the class has been a
success, with 30 and 40 people
show up each class. According
to freshman Arthur Hammer who
has attended the class since it first
started, Stuhr and Julian’s class
has numerous benefits.
“The class is simply a great
way to relax. It’s low-stress,
friendly and interesting,” Hammer said. “We’re competitive
enough to get the blood flowing,
but it’s always in good spirit.”
Sophomore Will Schlotfeldt
feels the class is great for anyone.
“It’s accessible enough so that

people who have no experience
[in jiu-jitsu] can learn and participate, yet people who do have
experience can challenge themselves and improve,” Schlotfeldt
said. “It’s really welcoming and
helps make everyone better, no
matter their skill level.”
Stuhr and Julian have hopes to
see the class expand into a club
and have plans to expand the
scope of the class as well.
“We’re looking into workshops with local studios in the
area and at local grappling tournaments as well.” Stuhr said.

Health: Laughter Yoga

Continued from page 6
ticipated in a formal class, but is
very excited to begin at UP. She
is driven by a strong belief in encouraging people to keep their
inner-child alive.
“I think losing your innerchild is a very sad thing,” Archuleta said. “[Being goofy] lets
you keep who you are. If you’re
always trying to play it cool and
not be weird, you’re never going
to find out who you are.”
Seniors Juliana Flores, Jordan
Heintz, and Chris Robison attended the first session of Laughter Yoga led by Archuleta in early
October. The session was held
on the grass behind St. Mary’s
and was promoted by a few fliers
around campus.
“I just laughed the whole
time,” Flores said.
The session consisted of various activities centered around
laughing, and fake laughing
was encouraged. While some
laughter began out of discomfort
and awkwardness, it eventually
turned into real, honest laughter.
“It was awkward until it was
fun,” Robison said.
The students involved all ex-

pressed a need to release stress
and tension.
“It’s nice to not have to be so
serious all the time,” Heintz said.
“[Being] cooped up in class all
day, it’s nice to be able to relax.”
Students are always looking
for ways to relax after a long,
stressful day of chem labs and
three-hour workshops.
“I had two tests today, so this
helped a lot,” Flores said. “It’s
nice to be silly.”
Archuleta was happy with the
results of the first session. She
plans to use the first session as a
learning experience with the hope
that she can improve her sessions.
Archuleta also plans to keep
the times of sessions fairly flexible, so she can change it to when
more people can attend. She will
put up more posters when she has
a set time and place. Archuleta
looks forward to future opportunities to spread some laughter
around campus.
“I hope that people enjoy it,
and that it becomes more wellknown,” Archuleta said, “[I hope]
it becomes a cool, fun way for
people to connect with each other
and de-stress.”

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October 25, 2012

It’s the Great Pumpkin,

Learn how to make festive
haunts arou

Hannah
Staff W
kintner13

The Pumpkin Patch
on Sauvie Island

Whether you’re looking for
the perfect pumpkin, want to
get lost in one of their two
corn mazes or simply love
farm animals The Pumpkin
Patch is a great fall attraction relatively near campus.
Located: 16511 NW Gillihan
Rd. Portland
Open: Daily- hours vary

Roloff Farms
Have you ever seen “Little People Big
World” on TLC? The Roloff Family
from that reality TV show live only
30 minutes from campus and a visit
to their farm is one you don’t want
to miss. Buy a pumpkin, see the exotic animals in the petting zoo, enjoy
some BBQ and bring a camera because
you might get a chance to meet one
of the family members!
Located:23985 Northwest
Grossen Drive, Hillsboro
Open: Oct. 26 through 28
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

While this recipe could be used any time
of the year, I find it especially fun to include for the holidays. Buy your favorite
cookie dough, or use your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Rather than baking
them as they are, form the dough around a
Halloween oreo cookie so that the cookie is
totally sealed inside. Take about 5 minutes
off of the original baking time and you’re
good to go!

Whether you love the thrill of a haunted house or
prefer to enjoy decorations instead, Portlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got you
covered.
Glowing Greens Miniature Golf
Have you ever played a round of pirate themed, glowin-the-dark, 3D miniature golf? Glowing Greens in
downtown Portland may be the only place in the world
to do it.
Fright Level: Wimp friendly
Open: Sunday - Thursday noon to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday noon to midnight
Located: 509 Sw Taylor St., Portland
Admission: $9

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FAITH & FELLOWSHIP

October 25, 2012

World Youth Day gives students new cultural perspective
Senior Molly Tuinstra discusses World Youth Day and what it means for her
Molly
Tuinstra
Guest
Commentary

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND

As I reflect on my time spent
here I realize that attending
the University of Portland has
opened doors for me that I never
imagined. I have made countless
new friends, and discovered my
passion for teaching and sharing
my love of science with future
generations.
Most recently I have been
blessed with an amazing opportunity to go to Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil next summer for World
Youth Day (WYD).
For those of you who don’t
know, WYD is an amazing opportunity where youth from
around the world to come together and celebrate their lives
and their faith. This event was
started by Pope John Paul II who
believed in the power and zeal of
the youth of the Catholic Church.
He invited the youth of the world
to celebrate Palm Sunday with
him at the Vatican in 1984. On
December 20, 1985 Pope John
Paul II instituted WYD and in
1986 the first official WYD was

held in Rome. Every year there
are WYDs held at the diocesanlevel, and every two to three
years there are internationally
held WYDs.

“For me, this event is an
opportunity for spiritual
growth, experiencing the
unity of the Catholic Church
despite the diversity seen
amongst cultures aroud the
world as well as a chance to
relight the fire of Christ in
my heart.”

Molly Tuinstra
Senior

Despite the death of Pope
John Paul II, this tradition has
continued under Pope Benedict
XVI. There is a small group of
University of Portland staff and
students that will be embarking
to Rio next July for this pilgrimage, which marks the twelfth internationally held WYD.
During this week long event
we will have the opportunity to
attend several events including
catechesis, cultural events, the
opening mass, the Papal welcoming ceremony, Stations of

the Cross and the Vigil of Youth
with the Pope. For me this event
is an opportunity for spiritual
growth, experiencing the unity of
the Catholic Church despite the
diversity seen amongst cultures
around the world as well as a
chance to relight the fire of Christ
in my heart.
I invite you to support us in
our pilgrimage November 2nd at
Ukulele Night in the Mehling
Ballroom. In addition to a ukulele performance, the cappella
group “Call our Bluff” will be
singing and Fredi’s Hula Talents
will be performing. We will be
selling delicious baked goods and
holding a raffle for some great
prizes including harp, voice,
hula, piano and ukulele lessons,
a serenade from “Call our Bluff”
and two $250 cash prizes. Furthermore, we will have henna.
Tickets only cost three dollars to
get in and that includes one raffle
ticket. Additional raffle tickets
can be bought for two dollars
each.
Molly Tuinstra is a senior
secondary education major and
biology minor. She can be contacted at tuinstra13@up.edu

Learn more about World Youth Day Rio De Janeiro: http://www.rio2013.
com/

Kathleen Dean Moore
Monday, October 29, 2012

Mago Hunt Theater Recital Hall• 7:00 p.m., free and open to all

The University of Portland’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series presents the remarkable essayist Kathleen Dean Moore in a free
public talk about and reading from her work.
“Let us celebrate the natural world in the languages of literature, science, and silence. Let us tell new stories that invite a deeper kinship
with the world. Let us face our grief at the harm we have done and the global results of our disregard. Then we can ask the important
questions: What do we make of the wonder and the sorrow? What response is worthy of us as moral beings?”
The University’s Schoenfeldt Series, founded in 1988 by the late Father Art Schoenfeldt and his sister the late Sue Fields, has brought
some of the finest writers in the world to The Bluff to speak to students and friends, among them Peter Matthiessen, Barry Lopez, Ian
Frazier, Kathleen Norris, Pattiann Rogers, and Ursula Le Guin.
For more information, call Brian Doyle, (503) 943-8225, bdoyle@up.edu

OPINIONS

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Barack Obama, The Beacon’s pick for President
20-year-old Jeremy Epstein,
an Adelphi University student,
began the second presidential
debate with a question on the
minds of many college students:
What can you say to reassure me
that I will get a job when I graduate?
Whoever wins the election in
November will have a profound
impact on college students while
they are in college and after. The
Beacon believes Barack Obama
continues to be the best candidate for students.
Admittedly, the past four
years have been rough for students. Total student loan debt
eclipsed credit card debt last
year, private, state and community colleges continue to raise
tuition every year, and approximately 50 percent of this year’s
graduating class will be jobless
or underemployed according to
a study by Northeastern University.
But creating jobs while, at the
same time, keeping college af-

fordable is a key part of Obama’s
platform. He has already done a
lot for students.
Government aid in the form
of student loans and grants is
the highest in history. Obama
streamlined the process of acquiring financial aid by ending
a system of distributing federal
aid through banks and insurance companies. Because banks
no longer govern student loans,
Obama instituted a student loan
forgiveness program so students
have to pay only 10 percent of
their income to repay loans, and
only for 25 years depending on
your income and family size.
Mitt Romney supports bringing corporations back into the
student loans equation. At a time
when students rely on federal
dollars to attend increasingly
costly of college, Romney believes that federal investment in
higher education is driving up
the cost of college. For this reason, for most of his campaign,
he’s said readjusting Pell grants

is the key to fixing the education
system. Recently, he’s said he
would keep Pell grants the same.
One of his many flip-flops.
When asked about how he
can help college students, Romney focuses on how he will create jobs after graduation rather
than specifying any plans for
financing college.
President Obama wants to
create jobs as well, but high-skill
jobs. From manufacturing to renewable energy to new technology, the jobs that will come as
a result of Obama’s re-election
will fully employ students with
the jobs for which they earned
their degree. Rather than having
low skill jobs, students will (we
hope) enjoy meaningful employment and salaries that will help
them repay student loan debt.
Four years of Obama’s policies to promote job creation are
finally starting to see results.
The unemployment rate is under
8 percent for the first time since
“the Great Recession” began.

The Department of Labor reports that 4.4 million jobs have
been created in the Obama administration, and that number
continues to increase.
Romney also has committed
himself to repealing Obamacare
on day one of his presidency.
Under Obamacare, people are
covered by their parents’ health
insurance until 26, which stops
another burdensome cost on
students. It remains to be seen
whether or not Obamacare will
provide decreased costs and better healthcare in the United States
in the long term as the President
claims. But the President’s push
for health care reform could be
a game changer in terms of reduced costs and improved coverage down the line.
Lastly, the President’s leadership around the world makes
him the best choice in 2012. He
doesn’t see the rest of the world
like players in the stock market
the way Romney does. Obama
began his presidency by scaling

back nuclear arms around the
world, has promoted peace in the
Mideast but more than anything
he is a man the rest of the world
respects. He is not a businessman
who gambles with companies
and people’s lives, but a genuine
person.
These are tough times to be a
student, with increasing tuition
costs and a bad economy to enter
post graduation. But President
Obama’s leadership has already
mitigated many of the worst
challenges. By re-electing him,
students will help themselves
in the short term because of
Obama’s support for federal student loans and in the long term
because of the President’s plans
to create more high-skill jobs.
Obama’s impact will be felt late
into student’s late 20s because of
his health care reform. Despite
troubled times, Obama’s proven
leadership at home and abroad
makes him a great President for
four more years.

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Not only athletes will be featured in “Heroes” series
Laurie
Kelley
Guest
Commentary
In the October 11 issue of the
Beacon there was an article addressing recent videos and advertisements with the Rise/Heroes theme in which we focus on
four of our student-athletes. This
summer, members of the marketing and communications team
created a series of four spots to
promote our fall sports, raise the
profile of the university in general, and to create a bit of a tiein to the Olympics as several of
our former student-athletes com-

peted in the 2012 summer games.
We conducted email and Facebook promotions to introduce
this next phase of the Rise/Heroes promotional campaign and
we purchased limited TV time
before and after Olympic broadcasts. For this series, we chose
to tell the stories of a few of our
athletes who make us proud on
and off their fields of play.
The author of this guest commentary on October 11 was
concerned that we only profiled
student- athletes as heroes. She
noted that heroes are not limited
to athletes and we couldn’t agree
more.
We’ve been using the Rise
and Heroes theme for the past
two years. This was the first time
we focused on specific students.
University of Portland students

and alumni stand out because
they truly want to make a difference. At UP, there are so many
people of whom we are proud.
Over the next few years, we will
be telling the stories of numerous
UP affiliated folks who are heroes in ways large and small.
This month, we are publishing a 30 page magazine that will
be sent to all alumni, parents and
friends of the university and inserted into the Portland Business
Journal and the Puget Sound
Business Journal where we feature thirteen “Uncommon Heroes” - students and alumni who
are making a difference in the
world. We will also be devoting
the spring issue of Portland Magazine to the topic of Heroes and,
again, this will contain numerous
stories of a diverse group of peo-

ple with various interests, careers
and backgrounds. Additionally,
we will be launching a website at
up.edu/heroes where we will also
be sharing these types of stories
about members of the UP community.

“Over the next few years we
will be telling the stories of
numerous UP affiliated folks
who are heroes in ways large
and small.”

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alumni in our promotional campaigns. If you know of someone
who is really making a difference
for the university or for others,
please let me know. It is our job
to communicate the amazing stories of those who make the University of Portland the special
place it is. Please know that our
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Students dig into food justice and immigration on fall immersions
Aurora
Myers
Guest
Commentary
“What’s a food justice immersion? It sounds like you’re freeing
tomatoes from chains or something.” (Chuckle) Not quite.
This Fall Break immersion offers students the chance to enter
a local and politically relevant
conversation brimming with issues related to food distribution
inequities, as seen through a racial, economic, and cultural-lens.
(Exhale)

“It’s up to us as advocates
of social justice to speak out
against these inequalities.
Let us unite to free those
tomatoes from the chains of
corporate hands.”

Aurora Myers
Sophomore

The painting of this brief
journey was streaked with
vibrant, impassioned lessons.
Zenger Farms, for instance,
offered some the chance to
overcome a fear of catching
chickens. It was also where
we sampled peppery flowers,
discussed greenhouse practices,
and discovered the importance of

cover crops.
At La Esperanza Farms,
we learned about seniority
water rights and witnessed
drip irrigation sustainability.
Midweek, we partnered with
Portland Fruit Tree Project in
Sauvie Island, collectively harvesting 712 lbs. of apples, later
donated to the Food Bank. We exchanged ideas with Bon Appetit’s
head chef, delving into specifics
of campus composting, purchasing produce locally, and accessing nutritional information.
Here’s the condensed account
of other contentiously discussed
topics: local vs. organic choices,
regulations of SNAP benefits,
corporate food industry myths,
controversial USDA labeling,
organic
vs.
conventionally
grown produce, food deserts…
unfortunately
our
system’s
complexities don’t end here.
Which is why it’s up to us
as advocates of social justice
to speak out against these
inequalities. Let us unite to free
those tomatoes from the chains
of corporate hands, offering
everyone access to the most basic
of human needs: healthy food.

Aurora Myers is a sophomore
English
and
secondary
education major. She can be
reached at Myers15@up.edu

Baris Inan’s Presidential Trivia
1. Which president holds a patent?
2. Which person received the first Medicare card?
3. Which president had a telephone number 1?
4. Which president got never married?
5. Which president served two nonconsecutive terms?
6. Which president claimed to read and
write in six different languages?
7. Which president was an engineer?
8. Which president was the shortest?
9. Which president served in office for
only one month?
10. Which president was first to ride in an
airplane?
11. Which president was never elected?
12. Which president drank one gallon of
coffee per day?
For more trivia and theh answers to these
questions visit upbeacon.net in the opinions
section
Baris Inan is a senior electrical engineering major.
He can be reached at inan13@up.edu

Ethan
Davis

Guest
Commentary
Before registering for the
2012 Rural Immersion with the
University of Portland I wasn’t
too sure what to expect and to be
honest when I did sign up it still
wasn’t very clear to me what I
would be doing during the week
of fall break. I had done service
learning and service trips all
throughout high school so I had
some idea about what we might
be doing but I couldn’t be sure.
I could have gone home for the
week of fall break but instead,
as cliché as it may sound, I chose
to step out of my comfort zone
by registering for the Fall Immersion. There’s a great quote
that Robert F. Kennedy once
made when he said, “Only those
who dare to fail greatly can ever
achieve greatly.” I will always remember this quote because it is
the sole reminder I have to always
step out of my comfort zone and
do new things. Sometimes I have
great experiences when I step out
of my comfort zone and other
times I have terrible experiences.
However, the 2012 Rural Immersion trip was an experience I will
always remember because it was
so great.
“I saw and experienced things
that I used to hear from others,”
freshman Jean Francois Seide
said. “Not only that, I spent a
wonderful break with a group of
twelve.”
During the week the Rural
Immersion group went to numerous locations all in the Yakima, Washington area in order
to learn about the politics of agriculture and immigration. We
visited many ranches and got to
see close up what the mechanics of agriculture looks like. At
one site we learned that for each
(approximately) 75 cubic foot
barrel filled with apples a picker
earns eighteen dollars. To say
the least that’s very low wage,
along with long days beginning
before the sun rises; we were told
many farm hands work sixty or
greater hour weeks. Furthermore
we were told that the majority of

farm hands are
Mexican immigrants who can
only speak Spanish or very poor
English
which
creates a strong
language barrier.
One could question how someone
survives
under these conditions?
“The average
person has a terribly inaccurate
perception of the
role of undocumented workers
in our country,”
sophomore Matt
Gadbois
said.
“Rural
plunge
was about getWill Lyons | THE BEACON
ting close to the Sergio Rangel picks ripe apples atop an orchard
issues and see- ladder in the Yakima Valley.
ing how much
an amazing learning experience
respect migrant farm workers and it truly changed the way I
deserve.”
view the politics of agriculture
Aside from farm visits we also and immigration. I will always
visited many sites which support remember my great experience
the efforts of immigrant workers. in Yakima, Washington over fall
One such site was Nuestra Casa break and I owe all this to stepwhich provides ESL classes for ping out of my comfort zone.
many immigrants hoping to learn
English. We made another visit
Ethan Davis is a sophomore
to EPIC which is an elementary mechanical engineering major.
school that is offered to low in- He can be reached at davis15@
come families that specializes up.edu
in teaching Spanish and English
to all of its students. We also
stopped at the Yakima Valley
Farm Workers Clinic which offers medical relief to families and
bills relative to a family’s income.
We also met a number of lawyers
who specialize in the defense of
immigrants and immigration.
The Rural Immersion trip was

Piracy revisited

Ben
Gadbois
Guest
Commentary
“Piracy is killing the music
industry!” cries Universal Music
Group, Warner, and many others
who have failed to evolve. And
this statement has been re-iterated so many times that people
even believe it. Music sales were
even up in 2011 (search Business
Insider).
It’s record labels that lose
when people don’t buy recorded
music, not the artists. For every

$1000 is music sold, the average
musician gets $23.40 (via The
Root’s music breakdown study).
Artists get their real money from
tours and concert merchandise.
Go to one normal-priced concert,
buy a shirt, and you’ve probably
given the artist more than a loyal-legal-iTunes-buying consumer
ever will.
“But downloading music
without paying is still stealing!”
Really? If I steal your potted
plant - that’s theft. But if you
let me have a seed and I grow
my own identical plant, nobody
loses anything. And forest nurseries don’t run around complaining how seed spreading is killing
their industry. It’s not a perfect
analogy (by definition, no anal-

ogy is), but it illustrates how the
rest of the world deals with the
same thing.
“Easy for you to say, think
of the musicians!” I’m a musician, and I put out my album for
free, encouraging its piracy. And
because of that, far more people
have listened to it. It’s a win-win
for all listeners and me.
And let’s set it straight: piracy
happens in Somalia, copyright
infringement happens in front of
a computer.
Ben Gadbois is a senior computer science major. He can be
reached at gadbois13@up.edu

OPINIONS

Get your legislation out of my body, thanks
Amanda
Munro
Staff
Commentary
It’s easy to oppose contraception coverage when you’ve
never had to worry about pregnancy. It’s easy to support cutting federal funding for Planned
Parenthood when you’ve never
struggled to pay for reproductive
healthcare. And it’s easy to be
pro-life when you’ve never stared
in horror at a little pink plus on a
pregnancy test.
It all comes down to this: I
don’t care what your beliefs are
or what religion you belong to.
You do not have the right to legislate what happens within my
body. Taking away my right to
choose what happens to my body
is taking away my fundamental
human rights.
Abortion has been reduced
to a never-ending debate about
when life begins, but what it really boils down to is whether you
believe a live, grown woman has
more rights than an unborn fetus
(or, as personhood laws would
like to mandate, a fertilized egg).
Many people and prominent politicians in the United States believe that the government should
force women to give birth against
their will, even if doing so is
against the woman’s (or the child
in question’s) best interests, and
even in cases of rape, incest, or
threat to the life of the mother.
Or, like Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan, they try to redefine the lines of rape in order to
prevent victims from getting an
abortion, distinguishing between
rape and “forcible rape” as if
some types are more “legitimate”
than others. As 1 in 5 women
who have experienced sexual assault can attest, there is no such
distinction, yet Missouri representative and hopeful senator
Todd Akin said recently that if a
woman is a victim of “legitimate
rape” her body will simply shut
down the pregnancy automatically, but even if that handy little
biological functioning doesn’t
work out, abortion should still
be illegal in all circumstances.
Romney-endorsed Indiana state
treasurer Richard Murdock said
Tuesday night that when women
become pregnant as a result of
rape, it is something that “God
intended to happen,” therefore
they should not be allowed to receive an abortion.
Just the fact that people in positions of power in this country
even hold such idiotic viewpoints
(not to mention a complete ignorance of basic human anatomy) is
sickening, but the idea that they
would force a woman to carry
the child of her rapist to term
against her will is a disgusting
breach of human decency and
shows a complete disregard for
the kind of emotional devastation
so many women in this country
go through today. I mean, really?
And as if that kind of legislation isn’t bad enough, fake pregnancy clinics are popping up all
over the map that give medically

false information to women, discouraging them from choosing
abortion. Kansas wants to pass a
bill that would force doctors to lie
to women by telling them abortions increase the risk of breast
cancer. Some states are trying to
mandate medically unnecessary
vaginal ultrasounds for women
seeking abortions. Trust me, I
wish I were making this stuff up.
And now hopeful president
Mitt Romney wants to cut funding for Planned Parenthood,
when the organization’s main
function is to promote all aspects
of women’s reproductive health
(such as cancer screenings) and
only 3% of its budget is actually for abortions. Thousands of
women across America depend
on Planned Parenthood for affordable reproductive healthcare
and wouldn’t be able to afford
life-saving procedures and cancer screenings otherwise. Cutting funding for it based on that
miniscule 3% would be devastating for the health of women
across the country.
And all of this “pro-life” talk
fails to take into account the quality of life a child will have after
birth. It seems that the “sanctity
of life” is enormously important
to pro-life advocates up until the
child is actually born. But if the
family doesn’t have the finances
or capability to properly take care
of that child, that’s their problem.
Or they can just give it up for
adoption and add that baby to the
other 408,425 children in foster
care who don’t have families of
their own. Because of course, it
doesn’t matter if these children
we’d be bringing into the world
actually have the potential for
a happy, healthy life as long as
they’re born in the first place…
right?
The most baffling thing about
this whole issue is that many of
the people and personhood laws
that would make abortion illegal would also make contraception illegal. It seems to me like
the most logical way to decrease
abortions would be to increase
the availability of birth control,
but apparently that’s also a no-no
(because of course the ideals of
certain fundamentalist groups in
America should be imposed on
all Americans whether we agree
with those ideals or not.)
And yet, it’s obvious that we
have a finite number of resources
in this country; we already have
ever-increasing poverty and unemployment, and more babies
being born just means less money, jobs, and quality education
for every person. So, how do the
fundamentalists propose to solve
this problem? Abstinence! Yeah,
as if that’s ever worked in the entire history of humanity. Sex is a
perfectly normal activity and always has been; get over it.
And while women are increasingly limited in their ability to protect themselves by laws,
prescriptions, and shaming sex
talks or name calling (you slut!),
men can still buy a box of condoms for five bucks in the grocery store without comment.
Because men can have as much
sex as they want; why shouldn’t
protection be readily available to

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By Giovanna Solano

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them? But women? They’re bullied and shamed for having sex,
prevented from access to protection, and then blamed for the consequences. (Still think we don’t
live in a patriarchal society?
Think again.)
The blatant sexist messages
reflected in the issue of reproductive rights say that a woman
can’t possibly make decisions for
herself and that the government
must step in and take away her
autonomy over her own body in
order to save her from her ignorance. These attempts at legislation convey the message that
more powerful, fatherly figures
must lie to a woman, shame her,
and prevent her from making decisions that directly and only affect her, because clearly women
don’t know what’s best for them
or their unborn children; religious
groups and the government do!
And that’s the United States we
live in today in a nutshell. I had
hoped we would have progressed
to a higher level of thinking by
this century, but I guess I was too
optimistic.
Like they say, “If you’re not
outraged, you’re not paying attention.” Laws are being passed
all over the nation that are in-

fringing on our human rights and
it’s time we put a stop to it. It is
a woman’s fundamental human
right to make her own decisions
about her reproductive health
without the interference of the
government or anyone else. It is
a woman’s right to easily access
safe and affordable reproductive
healthcare, including contraception and abortion. And it’s a
woman’s right to receive accurate
education on her reproductive
health and be free from discrimination based on her reproductive
decisions.
If you don’t agree with that,
fine. Don’t get an abortion, don’t
get birth control, and don’t go to
Planned Parenthood. I respect
your right to make those decisions. But don’t you DARE make
it against the law for me to do so
of my own free will. It’s my body,
it’s my right, and you do not have
a say in the matter.
Amanda
Munro
is
a
sophomore political science
major. She can be reached at
munroa15@up.edu

“Nickelodeon, I’ll do
whatever it takes to
bring Rocket Power
back on the air.”

Liz Randazzo, junior,
nursing

“Gringotts.”

Julia Kennedy, junior,
communication

Sudoku

Find the answers to Sudoku and Trivia at
www.upbeacon.net in the Opinions section.
“Willie Wonka
Factory.”

Hannah Schooley, junior,
nursing

“Twitter.”

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SPORTS

October 25, 2012

Basketball recruiting brings in future pros
Assistant men’s basketball coach Michael Wolf describes UP and head coach Eric Reveno’s strategy to recruit athletes.
PJ Marcello
Staff Writer
marcello13@up.edu
Every fall the campus
experiences a giant change,
literally. This change usually
involves three to four new
students who serve as significant
outliers on the curve of campus
height. These are the most recent
basketball recruits.

“There are a lot of good
basketball players out there
that talent-wise could help
us win, but if he’s a bad
teammate he’s not going to
work out on our roster.”

Michael Wolf
Assistant men’s basketball coach

How do we get these towering
athletes to University of Portland
instead of them choosing schools
in southern California? This is
the beauty of recruiting.
Assistant men’s basketball
coach Michael Wolf believes
UP’s advantages in recruiting
stem from their approach, the
allure of going to a good school
with a nice campus and the
achieved brand of Pilot basketball
from the success of past players.
Unlike many schools, which
designate
specific
people
exclusively for recruiting, UP
takes a more hands-on approach.
“We all take an active and
equal role in the recruiting
process. All three coaches have
significant roles in recruiting,”
Wolf said. “We all cross-pollinate
our evaluations on players and
have an ongoing dialogue about
them.”
Players agree that getting to
know the actual coaches in the
recruiting process plays a big

part in the draw of going to UP.
“Coaches at my junior college
(Citrus Community College) told
me I wouldn’t have to deal with
politics and that the coaches at
UP were good people,” senior
guard Derrick Rodgers said. “It’s
not all about wins and losses; it’s
also about helping me become a
better man which also goes with
the school.”
UP’s scrappy style of play
under head men’s basketball
coach Eric Reveno works best
for and develops gritty players,
the kind worth recruiting for the
UP’s men’s basketball program.
“We evaluate skill, athletic
ability, and toughness on the
court and we also want to evaluate
where they stand academically
and then the analysis of a
competitive landscape,” Wolf
said. “Who else is recruiting
him, because, yes, I can walk in
a gym and watch a kid who is
obviously good enough to help us
win a WCC championship. But
if I’m standing next to Coach K
(Mike Krzyzewski, head coach
of Duke University) I probably
shouldn’t waste a whole lot of
time recruiting that kid.”
Talent is not the only criteria
for getting recruited into the
Pilots program. For coaches, the
attitude and team atmosphere at
UP makes certain intangibles
more important than simply how
a player looks in the gym.
“We like to find out what kind
of student he is, what his work
ethic is like, his personality and
how he is going to mesh with the
culture of the program that we
built here,” Wolf said. “There are
a lot of good basketball players
out there that talent-wise could
help us win. But if he’s a bad
teammate he’s not going to work
out on our roster.”
With seven players on the
current roster from California
and three foreign born players,

the coaches have found a way to
pull from talent pools outside of
the Northwest.
Many of the players from
California are drawn to Portland
because it will allow them to play
in front of family and friends, yet
also let them get away from home
for college.
“Other than games here and
the away games at Gonzaga
and BYU, the rest of the away
conference games are all in
California,” Wolf said. “A lot of
parents can get to the games on
weekends fairly hassle free.”
The key to UP’s success in
recruiting abroad can be credited
to Reveno’s connections from
when he played overseas and from
the reputation of UP basketball
from recent graduate’s’ success in
other countries. Getting players
from outside the U.S. presents
both challenges and advantages
for the coaching staff.

The new recruits from
the Class of 2016
• Guard Bryce Pressley
• Guard David Ahern
• Guard Oskars
Reinfeld
• Forward Jake Ethlers
“There are a smaller number
of players over a larger area.
The basketball community is
fractured over there and not as
well-connected,” Wolf said.
Since there is so many
Division I schools recruiting
talent in the U.S., many do not
focus their sights on international
players. UP takes advantage of
this opportunity which does not
exist for other schools.
Reveno’s first two recruits as
head coach were foreign players,
Robin Smeulders (Germany), and
Taishi Ito (Japan).

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“That success created a
strategy to fit into the idea that
there are some really talented
players internationally that are
under-recruited because schools
don’t invest the time or have the
network,” Wolf said. “We have
invested the time and resources
to expand our network of contacts
internationally and the school has
given us a lot of support.”
The University’s support has
been instrumental in allowing
Reveno and his staff to target
many of the well-known players
in Europe that have been major
contributors to the current team
and years past.
“The first time I learned about
the University of Portland was
when Coach Reveno came out
to one of my academy games
and gave a presentation on the
school. I learned about all the
international players that went
there like (Robin) Smeulders,
and he’s one of the better players
in his league,” center Thomas
Van der Mars said.
These players also fit into the
team-based chemistry Reveno
and many other coaches in the
WCC have developed rather than
the now popular one-on-one
individualistic style in the U.S.
and the NBA.
“There is a unique blend here
that is a highly competitive level

of basketball, and it is a heavily
skilled valued league and for
coaches who have had success in
our league that is more important
for the roster than stud NBAcaliber athletes,” Wolf said.
“The international game is a
highly skilled game that does not
have the overall athletic ability
that an American team would,
so coaches target those skilled
players.”
Van der Mars agrees that the
style of play and location were
key factors in what made him
ultimately decide to be a Pilot.
“I talked to other coaches and
got a couple offers, but based on
the coach and the story, coming
here fit me as a player and a
person,” Van der Mars said.
“It has been a nice transition,
Portland is a very European city.”
Reveno and his staff have
shown they have an eye for
talent. All of Reveno’s recruits
since he started in 2006 have
gone on to play professionally.
This year’s team will test how
fast these recruits can develop
into a competitive team.
This year’s roster has only
one senior in Rodgers. The
young team will showcase the
talent that the coaching staff
has brought in, including four
recruits from this offseason.

Coach Reveno’s recruits turned Pro
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Sophomore center Thomas van der Mars, of the Netherlands is just one of dozens of recruits that head
coach Eric Reveno and the UP men’s basketball program has been able to recruit to come stateside.

Spotlight:
The Baarts Family
Katie Dunn
Staff Writer
dunn16@up.edu
Assistant men’s soccer coach
Rob Baarts, junior defender Tyler
Baarts and senior goalkeeper
Justin Baarts share the field, a
love of soccer, and strong family
ties. Tyler, Rob’s son, and Justin,
their cousin/nephew are all part
of the men’s soccer team and is
looking to have a strong year and
win it all.

Justin: I don’t think we ever
really talked about it. Since I was
a year older, I did my first year.
Then he wanted to come here.

Was there any influence?
Rob: I kind of laid off both of
them because I didn’t want Tyler
to think he had to go to UP. It’s
a big choice and it’s his four
years, not mine. It wasn’t until
I said, “Ty, I really want you to
come here,” that he decided to
come here. At first I don’t think
he thought I even wanted him to
come here. Justin we wanted as a
goalkeeper.
How long have you been involved
in soccer?
Justin and Tyler (at the same
time): Since we could walk.
Tyler: If you can walk you can
kick a ball.
Do your families get together
often?
Justin: Yeah, a lot. Every time we
have a home game, my parents,
brother, uncle they’ll all come
down and stay at Rob’s house.
We do a Saturday night dinner
and hang out during the day, then
play Friday and Sunday games.
Rob: Mini family reunion every
second weekend.

The women’s soccer team
appears to have gotten back on
the winning track after losing
to BYU 2-1 at home Oct. 13.
Bouncing back from their first
loss in WCC play, UP traveled
to San Diego and beat the
Toreros 2-1 in overtime, which
was San Diego’s first loss in
WCC play. The Pilots then
headed to St. Mary’s, where
they crushed the Gaels 3-0 to
improve their record to 2-1-1.
The Pilots will host Pepperdine
Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. and then LMU
Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. in what will be
pivotal games for UP to move
up in WCC standings.

Men’s
Soccer

Did you guys plan on going to
UP together?

Tyler: We never really talked
about it (me and Justin) we both
just wanted to come here.

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(From Left to Right) Assistant men’s soccer coach Rob Baarts with his nephew, senior goalkeeper Justin
Baarts and Rob’s son and Justin’s cousin, junior defender Tyler Baarts.
Tyler: Even on the road trips our
family will come up or down
wherever we are and just have
dinner as a family.
What’s your
tradition?

favorite

family

Rob: Boxing Day (all three agree).
It’s the day after Christmas. It’s
an all-day event.
Justin: It’s a Canadian/English
thing. Our family’s Danish so
my grandpa normally does all
Danish food and you kind of try it
even if you don’t know what it is.
He really likes to keep that going.
Are you harder on each other
because you’re family?
Rob: I would say I am. For Justin
his savior is Bill, the goalkeeper
coach. (Tyler) gets a little bit
more of me then he may want, so
it’s definitely harder.
What’s your favorite game day
tradition at home?
Tyler: We get to the locker room
two hours before game time and
hang out as a team. I like that a
lot. We joke around and it’s pretty
relaxed until we start getting
ready. I just like being with the

team for that time before.
Justin: We have a pregame meal
at 3:45 and then the seniors on
the team go back and play Super
Smash Bros. for half an hour.
They’ve done it for every game
the last three years.
Rob: I get a 20-minute alone
time that I just clear my head
and thoughts and find a place
I can go by myself. I like that
moment with none of these guys
(chuckles).
Does your whole family like
soccer?
Rob: Pretty much. We all played.
It’s got family lineage from way
back.
Justin: If it’s not everybody’s
main sport now they’ve at least
played and been a part of it at
some point. We play and enjoy
watching it.
Do you see anything different in
the team this year?
Justin: Every year the group of
freshmen come on and changes
the dynamic. These guys really
fit in. You see freshmen hanging
out with seniors where as on

some teams you have your
seniors and juniors and freshmen
are kind of off on their own, but
they intermingle.
Tyler: I’d say we have really
good team chemistry all the
way around. We’re a pretty close
group.
Rob: I would definitely agree.
This group has been the most
close-knit group we’ve had in a
while. It makes it a lot more fun,
plus there’s a lot of talent in the
group.
Who is the biggest jokester on the
team?
Rob: Who thinks they are or who
is?
Justin: It’s gotta be Mitch
(sophomore defender Mitchell
Lurie). (All agree) He thinks
everyone’s laughing with him
when they’re really just against
him.
Tyler: Mitch gets made fun of
the most. He’s just loud. It’s good
entertainment.

The men’s soccer team lost
two overtime matches over fall
break as they hosted Santa
Clara and St. Mary’s, dropping
their WCC record to 3-3. The
Pilots fell to Santa Clara 3-2
Oct. 12 and again to St. Mary’s
Oct. 14 1-0 despite holding the
Gaels scoreless during the first
two periods. The Pilots hope to
extract revenge on Santa Clara
and St. Mary’s as they travel
to Southern California to face
Santa Clara Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.
and face St. Mary’s Oct. 28 at
2 p.m.

Cross
Country

Both the men’s and women’s
cross country teams will
compete in the WCC
Championships at Fernhill
Park in Portland Oct. 27. The
men’s team is heavily favored
to place first in the WCC after
dominating with a first place
finish in the WCC preview Sept.
15. The men’s team will race
at 9:45 a.m. while the women’s
team will begin at 9:00 a.m.

Men’s Basketball

The men’s basketball season
kicks off with an exhibition
game against ConcordiaPortland Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the
Chiles Center.

Volleyball

The volleyball team remains
winless in the WCC after falling
to No. 23 Pepperdine 3-0 Oct.
18 at the Chiles Center. The
Pilots also fell to LMU 3-0 Oct.
20 at home. UP will next host
BYU Oct. 27 at 3 p.m.
(courtesy portlandpilots.com)

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SPORTS
OCT. 26

Darien Pyka #20

Kaila Cameli #2
Junior, forward
8 goals

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OCT. 28

Jocelyn Blankenship #10
Freshman, midfielder

Amanda Frisbie
#15

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In a look at the upcoming home
games against No. 18 Pepperdine
and LMU, the Pilots prepare to
take control of their destiny

TEAM BREAKDOWN

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24 goals.
193 shot attempts
0.124 shot percentage
77 saves
17 assists

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29 goals
211 shot attempts
0.137 shot percentage
22 assists

over
and just
taking
it game
by
game,”
Frisbie
said. “We
like to focus on the game ahead
of us, and we’re expecting a good
performance by a lot of these
teams.”
Smith says the team has specific goals going into the games this
week, including opening up the field
and building team shape; however,
the Pilots also have a plan to expose
Pepperdine’s weaknesses.
“Pepperdine is a very composed
team that has some great attacking
players. We need to expose them defensively,” Smith said. “Obviously,
playing at home against Pepperdine
should be an exciting Friday night
game.”
Frisbie explains that the team fo-

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30 goals
248 shot attempts
0.121 shot percentage
74 saves
27 assists

cuses on each game as a whole, as
opposed to focusing on the individual players of each team. But, Frisbie notes that Pepperdine’s sophomore midfielder/forward Amanda
LeCave has been performing well.
With 10 goals, LeCave is the
WCC leading scorer so far this year.
Last season, the Pilots fell to
Pepperdine 2-1 in Malibu, Calif.
This year, the Pilots are excited to
take them on at Merlo Field.
“I’m happy to be back at home,”
said Dees. “It will be good to have a
go at Pepperdine and see if we can
beat them like we were unable to
last year.”
Junior forward Kaila Cameli
adds that fans should be expecting
more than your average excitement:
“Expect a fight. We’re going out for
blood now that it’s conference.”

Amanda LeCave
#20

Sophomore,
midfielder/forward
10 goals

Photograph courtesy of pepperdinesports.com

The women’s soccer team improved their record in the WCC to
last 2-1-1 with a win over the San
Diego Toreros (2-1-0) on Oct. 19
and a 3-0 shutout against the St.
Mary’s Gaels Oct. 21.
The Pilots are now preparing
to take on No. 18 Pepperdine, last
year’s WCC co-champion, on Oct.
26 and Loyola Marymount University (LMU) on Oct. 28.
“I’m expecting a tough game
from both of the teams,” junior
goalkeeper Erin Dees said.
Coach Garrett Smith notes that
LMU will be tough competition for
the Pilots, as well.
“LMU is a well-rounded, tough
team to beat,” Smith said. “They

make it difficult to score goals.”
LMU proved this to be true on
Oct. 19, as they shutout Pepperdine,
3-0.
The Pilots look at the WCC play
as a new start to their season and an
opportunity to be competitive and
improve from non-conference play.
“A few of our games in nonseason didn’t go how we would have
hoped them to,” sophomore midfielder/forward Emily Sippel said.
“It’s a new opportunity and we need
to stay consistent throughout the
season, take one game at a time.”
Junior forward Amanda Frisbie,
who scored twice on Oct. 19 against
St. Mary’s, agrees that WCC play is
a fresh start to the season.
“I think our conference is getting
stronger and stronger each year. It is
kind of a new season for us, starting

Photograph courtesy of pepperdinesports.com

3 goals, 5 assists

Senior, forward
9 goals, 5 assists

Taylor Tobin
Staff Writer
tobint16@up.edu

Junior, midfielder/
defender
4 goals, 3 assists

Anisa Guajardo
#10

Senior, forward
7 goals, 8 assists

Blast from the Past
2012 gold medal Olympian
Megan Rapinoe will be at
Sunday’s game against LMU. She
will be honored at halftime and
available for autographs after the
game.

3 Keys to the Victory:
1. Lock down opponents offense. The
Pilots are 11-4 when only allowing
1 goal
2. Pass and attack off rebounds and
missed shots
3. Limit touches by Pepperdine’s
LaCave. She leads in WCC goals
scored.
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